Ohio Administrative Code

11.15 PDF: The commission may request that an applicant provide progress reports during the term of its authorized alternative rate plan. The commission may order such procedures as it deems necessary, consistent with this chapter, regarding such progress reports, including the f…

11.15 PDF: (A) A natural gas company may request approval of an alternative rate plan by filing an application under section 4909.18 of the Revised Code, regardless of whether the application is for an increase in rates.(B) An alternative rate plan filed by a natural gas company …

11.15 PDF: Nothing in these rules limits the ability of the commission and/or its staff to obtain whatever information deemed appropriate to monitor the compliance with a commission order issued under Chapter 4929. of the Revised Code or to carry out the responsibilities of the c…

11.15 PDF: The commission may, in its discretion, assess the costs of hearing or investigation on a non-consenting applicant or any other party pursuant to section 4903.24 of the Revised Code. On a case-by-case basis, the commission may prescribe such costs, restrictions, or othe…

11.15 PDF: As used within this chapter, these terms denote the following:(A) "Aggrieved person," for purposes of this chapter, shall have the same meaning as defined in division (A) of section 4913.01 of the Revised Code.(B) "Commission" means the public utilities commission of O…

11.15 PDF: (A) This chapter is adopted in compliance with, and under the authority of, division (B) of section 4913.45 and division (F) of section 121.22 of the Revised Code.(B) This chapter establishes rules for the committee and for the protection of underground utility facilit…

11.15 PDF: The committee shall do the following:(A) Coordinate with the commission in carrying out its duties under Chapter 4913. of the Revised Code.(B) Provide subject matter expertise when requested during inquiries conducted under section 4913.09 of the Revised Code.(C) Revie…

11.15 PDF: (A) Members of the committee shall annually select a chairperson, vice chairperson, and secretary from among its members. The selection shall be made at the first meeting of each calendar year. The selection of the chairperson, vice chairperson, and secretary shall be …

11.15 PDF: (A) All meetings of the committee shall be open and accessible to the public. For the purpose of this rule, the term "meeting" shall mean any prearranged discussion of the public business of the committee by a majority of its members. Consistent with division (B) of se…

11.15 PDF: (A) Each member of the committee shall have one vote.(B) There shall be majority vote of the full committee, with at least one of the commercial-excavator members voting with the majority, for the committee to do any of the following:(1) Recommend a fine, penalty, or a…

11.15 PDF: (A) A regularly scheduled meeting is one in which members of the committee are informed of the meeting at least five days prior to the start of the meeting.(B) A special meeting is one in which members are informed less than five days but more than twenty-four hours pr…

11.15 PDF: (A) Any person may determine the time, place, and purpose of all upcoming regular, special, and emergency meetings of the committee by:(1) Writing to the following address: "Underground Technical Committee Coordinator, Service Monitoring and Enforcement Department, Pub…

11.15 PDF: (A) Each utility, excavator, developer, and designer who participates in the one-call notification system in the current or previous calendar year shall receive notice from the commission to pay a safety registration fee not to exceed fifty dollars annually, which the …

11.15 PDF: During the investigation of an alleged compliance failure:(A) Unless provided otherwise by this chapter, service upon the staff may be made by ordinary or certified United States mail, by courier service, by facsimile transmission, or by personal service upon the coord…

11.15 PDF: (A) An aggrieved person may request an inquiry with the staff. The request for inquiry must be made no later than ninety days after discovering the alleged compliance failure. A request for inquiry shall not, by itself, cause the creation of a formal proceeding at the …

11.15 PDF: In determining a fine or penalty recommendation or whether no enforcement action should be taken under section 4913.15, 4913.16, 4913.171, 4913.19, or 4913.25 of the Revised Code, the committee, the commission, and the staff, as applicable, shall consider the following…

11.15 PDF: (A) Within ten business days of receiving from the committee either a recommendation to impose a fine or penalty or a determination that no enforcement action should be taken, the staff will serve upon the participants a letter notifying the participants of any fine or…

11.15 PDF: (A) The respondent upon whom a letter has been served in accordance with paragraph (A) of rule 4901:1-2-13 of the Administrative Code who fails within sixty days to pay the fine or who fails to begin compliance with the penalty within thirty days after the letter shall…

11.15 PDF: (A) Not later than thirty days after receiving notice under rule 4901:1-2-13 of the Administrative Code, either the person that requested the inquiry or the respondent may file a written application for reconsideration with the commission. The application for reconside…

11.15 PDF: Pursuant to section 4913.251 of the Revised Code, a reconsideration order issued under section 4913.25 of the Revised Code is subject to the rehearing and appeal process under Chapter 4903. of the Revised Code. Last updated February 28, 2023 at 9:24 AM Authorized By: 4…

11.15 PDF: All hearings conducted by the commission under Chapter 4913. of the Revised Code and the process described in section 4913.251 of the Revised Code shall be conducted in a manner consistent with Chapter 4903. of the Revised Code. Last updated February 28, 2023 at 9:24 A…

11.15 PDF: Any fine shall be paid in a manner determined by the commission. Payment shall contain the identifying case number of the violation for which payment is tendered. Payment is complete upon receipt by the staff. Last updated February 28, 2023 at 9:24 AM Authorized By: 49…

11.15 PDF: (A) The commission may administer an underground utility damage prevention grant program, subject to availability of funds, to provide grants for qualified purposes.(1) Qualified purposes include:(a) Public awareness programs established by a protection service.(b) Tra…

11.15 PDF: In accordance with section 4913.43 of Revised Code, the commission shall submit to the general assembly an annual report regarding the activities of the commission and committee for the previous calendar year. The report shall include, but shall not be limited to:(A) T…

11.15 PDF: As used in chapter:(A) "Aggregation" means combining the electric load of multiple retail customers via an agreement with the customers or formation of a governmental aggregation pursuant to section 4928.20 of the Revised Code for the purpose of purchasing retail elect…

11.15 PDF: (A) The rules in this chapter:(1) Apply to persons offering or providing any retail electric service which has been declared competitive pursuant to section 4928.03 of the Revised Code including retail electric generation, aggregation, power marketing, and power broker…

11.15 PDF: (A) Competitive retail electric service (CRES) providers shall not engage in unfair, misleading, deceptive, or unconscionable acts or practices related to, without limitation, the following activities:(1) Marketing, solicitation, or sale of a CRES.(2) Administration of…

11.15 PDF: (A) Each competitive retail electric service provider shall establish and maintain records and data sufficient to:(1) Verify its compliance with the requirements of any applicable commission rules.(2) Support any investigation of customer complaints.(B) Unless otherwis…

11.15 PDF: (A) Each competitive retail electric service (CRES) provider that offers retail electric generation service to residential or small commercial customers shall provide, in marketing materials that include or accompany a service contract, sufficient information for custo…

11.15 PDF: (A) Except as provided in paragraph (B) of this rule, competitive retail electric service (CRES) providers shall coordinate customer enrollment with the electric utility in accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable electric utility tariff.(B) Percentag…

11.15 PDF: (A) Each competitive retail electric service (CRES) provider must establish reasonable and nondiscriminatory creditworthiness standards and may require a deposit or other reasonable demonstration of creditworthiness from a customer as a condition of providing service.(…

11.15 PDF: (A) Customer access(1) Each competitive retail electric service (CRES) provider shall ensure customers reasonable access to its service representatives to make inquiries and complaints, discuss charges on customer bills, terminate competitive service, and transact any …

11.15 PDF: (A) This rule establishes a process by which customers are assured of receiving information, in a timely and consistent manner, concerning the approximate retail electric generation resource mix and environmental characteristics associated with electrical power offered…

11.15 PDF: (A) Upon customer request and if the competitive retail electric service (CRES) provider possesses such information, a CRES provider shall timely provide to the customer, no more than twice within a twelve-month period, up to twenty-four months of the customer's paymen…

11.15 PDF: (A) Competitive retail electric service (CRES) providers, except automatic governmental aggregation pursuant to division (A) of section 4928.20 of the Revised Code, and percentage of income payment plan customers for whom the Ohio development services agency procures e…

11.15 PDF: (A) All competitive retail electric service (CRES) provider customer contracts shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:(1) If applicable, a notification that the electric utility may charge switching fees to the customer.(2) A notification that …

11.15 PDF: (A) An electric services company providing retail electric generation service may offer net metering to its customers by developing a contract for net metering that is consistent with the requirements of rules 4901:1-21-11 and 4901:1-21-12 of the Administrative Code. S…

11.15 PDF: (A) This rule applies to competitive retail electric service (CRES) bills that do not include any electric utility charges. Requirements for consolidated billing appear in rule 4901:1-21-18 of the Administrative Code.(B) A CRES provider may bill customers directly for …

11.15 PDF: (A) Any competitive retail electric service (CRES) provider that fails to comply with Chapter 4928. of the Revised Code, any rule in this chapter, or any commission order adopted thereunder may, after opportunity for hearing, be subject to any and all of the following …

11.15 PDF: (A) Prior to applying for certification from the commission, a governmental aggregator seeking to form an opt-out aggregation shall complete all of the requirements specified in divisions (A) to (C) of section 4928.20 of the Revised Code, including adopting an ordinanc…

11.15 PDF: (A) Prior to including a customer's electric account or accounts in an aggregation, a governmental aggregator shall provide each customer written notice that the customer's account(s) will be automatically included in the aggregation unless the customer affirmatively o…

11.15 PDF: (A) This rule applies to a competitive retail electric service (CRES) provider that issues customers a consolidated electric bill that includes both electric utility and CRES provider charges for electric services. Nothing in this rule affects the obligations of the el…

11.15 PDF: (A) As used in this rule, "renewable energy resource" has the meaning set forth in division (A)(37) of section 4928.01 of the Revised Code.(B) Each competitive retail electric service (CRES) provider shall list on all customer bills sent by the CRES provider that do no…

11.15 PDF: (A) For purposes of this rule, "small commercial customer" excludes customers that receive electric service pursuant to a nonresidential tariff if any of the following apply: (1) The customer's demand for electricity exceeds twenty-five kilowatts within the last twelve…

(A) For purposes of this rule, "certified request" means a request from a CRES supplier on the commission form identified in paragraph (C) of this rule, or an equivalent EDI transaction, to an EDU for the expedited return to the EDU's standard service offer of a mercantile custom…

11.15 PDF: As used in this chapter:(A) "Applicant" means the person requesting interconnection service and may be any of the following:(1) A customer-generator as defined by division (A)(29) of section 4928.01 of the Revised Code.(2) A self-generator as defined by division (A)(32…

11.15 PDF: (A) The rules in this chapter are intended to do all of the following:(1) Make compliance within this chapter not unduly burdensome or expensive for any applicant in accordance with division (A) of section 4928.11 of the Revised Code.(2) Establish uniform nondiscrimina…